Quick Pickled Beets

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For these easy pickled beets, you only need to let them marinate in the pickling mixture for about 30 minutes to get great flavor. Marinating them longer just enhances the taste. Try them in place of cucumber pickles as a condiment or as a vegetable side dish for roasted chicken or beef.

photographer:
Ken Burris
Ingredients

Total Time: 40 minutes

1 small red onion, halved and sliced

1/2 cup red-wine vinegar

2 tablespoons sugar

1 cinnamon stick

4 whole peppercorns

2 whole cloves

3 cups steamed sliced beets, 1/2-1 inch thick (see Tip)

Directions

Cover and refrigerate for up to 1 week.

6 servings, about 1/2 cup each

Combine onion, vinegar, sugar, cinnamon stick, peppercorns and cloves in a large saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Cover, reduce heat to medium-low and simmer until the onion is tender-crisp, 4 to 6 minutes. Stir in beets. Transfer to a large bowl and let marinate, stirring occasionally, for 30 minutes.

Nutritional Facts

Servings

6

Per serving

Calories

44

Carbohydrates

10g

Fat

0g

Saturated Fat

0g

Monounsaturated Fat

0g

Protein

2g

Cholesterol

0mg

Dietary Fiber

2g

Potassium

276mg

Sodium

66mg

Added Sugars

1g

Exchanges

1 vegetable

Carbohydrate Servings

1/2

Folate (18% daily value).

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